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Letter to] Dear Wendell [manuscript

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Holograph, signed "Your loving Father."Letter written in pencilThe winter has been unusually severe. William Lloyd Garrison has been having trouble with an inflammation in his right eye. He thinks he might be suffering from a fistula and is debilitated by the state of his kidneys, "tending to a bad case of diabetes." Mrs. Garrison's paralysis has prevented him from getting an unbroken night's sleep for years. For the above reasons, he doubts if he would have the strength or energy to write his autobiography. Mrs. Kindle is replacing Ellen Dow as a companion for Mrs. Garrison. He discusses his expectations of Mrs. Kindle
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